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TIL archeologists have been using remote sensing equipment like LIDAR to find lost cities in places like Ecuador and it's revolutionizing the field with major discoveries of previously unknown ancient cities in the Americas.

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MeYw0 TIL that there's a town in the Dominican republic which for some time has had a regular population of children who appear female throughout childhood, but develop male organs during puberty. They call these boys "guevedoces" which is slang for "eggs (testes) at twelve".
kJ4L5 TIL that your “funny bone” nerve is called that because it’s connected to your humerus (as in humourous)
rNDey TIL that over half of the world's countries now have birth rates below replacement level, and the global population is projected to peak around 2080—then begin declining
9YXZB TIL 74 soldiers brought down the Broughton Suspension Bridge in 1831 by humorously whistling and marching in step.
YyQ7 TIL: A 24 yr old woman was sentenced to 20 months in jail for sending abusive Facebook messages to herself from fake profiles she made for her father and his wife